Johnnie Morton gets probation for lying to grand jury

Summary of 3 articles · Updated Jul 2, 2012

Former Lions, Chiefs and 49ers receiver Johnnie Morton has been sentenced to two years of probation for lying to a grand jury during an IRS investigation. was sentenced Monday to two years of probation for lying to a grand jury during a criminal probe of … (more)his California business associate, federal authorities said. Morton was the Lions’ first-round draft pick in 1994 and played in Detroit through 2001. Morton had claimed under oath that he knew nothing about Titan Water System. Morton, 40, later acknowledged he had given the Bishop, Calif., man more than $2 million to be invested and had placed a call to one of Chhorvann's associates posing as a potential investor at Chhorvann's request, the agency said. He failed to appear for sentencing and a warrant was issued for his arrest, federal officials said.